The role of civil society in
developing organic agriculture
P2P study tour 44031
Brussels,
18 – 21 January 2011
Main venue:
to be confirmed
For more information on the People 2 People Programme, please go to:
http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/P2P-Programme/P2PLeaflet_EN.pdf
To download presentations of this event, please go to:
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex
click on "Library" and select this study tour.
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AIM OF THE EVENT:
The P2P Programme intends to offer to civil society organisations from the beneficiary countries the
possibility to visit EU institutions, as well as relevant EU platform organisations, or whenever relevant for
the topic of the study tours, also other European, international or national organisations, in order to
familiarise themselves with EU structures, policy making process, programmes, policies and best practices.
The aim of this study tour is to give participants the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the EU
policies and programmes related to organic agriculture, as well as to offer them exchange and networking
opportunities among themselves and with other European-level civil society organisations active in this field.
National and, if possible, regional examples of actions in this field could also be presented to the
participants.
The study tour is open for the participation of several representatives (up to four per beneficiary) from each
of the candidate countries and potential candidates to EU accession. Participants will represent mainly
organisations/associations of or representing farmers involved and/or interested in organic agriculture.
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Day 1: Tuesday 18 January 2011
Chair: to be confirmed
09:00
Arrival and registration of participants
Distribution of welcome package with the list of participants
09:30
Welcome note: introduction on the purpose of the People 2 People
Programme (P2P)
Ms Magdalena Kleim, Head of Section, People 2 People Programme, Unit
D4 - Institution Building, DG Enlargement, European Commission (tbc)
09:45
Round of table/Ice-breaking: brief verbal presentation, accompanied by
materials if available, max. 3 minutes per participant.

Self-introduction by participants

The work of the organisations represented
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
Workshop/Exchange of experience (instructions to be given by the chair):
The situation of organic agriculture in the Western Balkans and Turkey:

Positive evolutions over the last 10 years;

Critical issues to be addressed.
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
The EU institutions and decision-making process
A Member of the Legal Service, European Commission (tbc)
14:30
Questions and answers
15:15
Coffee break
15:45
European Commission support to civil society in the Western Balkans
and Turkey: The Civil Society Facility (CSF)
Mr Henk Visser, Programme Manager, Unit D3 – Regional Programmes,
DG Enlargement, European Commission (tbc)
16:15
Questions and answers
17:00
End of the first day
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Day 2: Wednesday 19 January 2011
Chair: to be confirmed
09:15
Arrival of participants
09:30
The European Common Agricultural Policy: challenges of the new
reform
A representative of the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural
Development, European Commission (tbc)
9:45
Questions and answers
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
The role of the EU in developing organic agriculture: principles and
policy
A representative of the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural
Development, European Commission (tbc)
11:30
Questions and answers
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
EU funding in favour of organic agriculture in candidate countries and
potential candidates
A representative of the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural
Development, European Commission (tbc)
14:30
Questions and answers
15:00
Coffee break
15:30
The environmental impact of organic agriculture
A representative of the Directorate General for Environment, European
Commission (tbc)
16:00
Questions and answers
16:30
End of the second day
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Day 3: Thursday 20 January 2011
Chair: to be confirmed
Venue: Den Diepen Boomgaard, Rijkenhoekstraat 80, 1850 Grimbergen
9:30
Departure from the hotel
10:00
Visit of the organic farm “Den Diepen Boomgaard”
Speaker and programme to be confirmed.
12:00
Lunch at the farm or departure to Brussels
Venue: European Parliament, Paul Henri Spaak Building,
Rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60, Brussels
14:15
14:30
Arrival and registration of participants at the visitor's entrance

An introduction to the European Parliament

The work of the EP regarding agriculture
A representative of the Visits and Seminars Unit, European Parliament
(tbc)
16:00
Departure to DG Enlargement
Venue: Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi/ Wetstraat 170
16:30
ca.
Meeting of each national delegation with the relevant Desk Officer
within DG Enlargement (European Commission)
End of the third day
17:30
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Day 4: Friday 21 January 2011
Chair: to be confirmed
09:15
Arrival of participants
09:30
The work of the EU Group of the International Federation of Organic
Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
A representative the IFOAM EU Group (tbc)
09:45
Questions and answers
10:15
The work of the European Organic Certifiers Council (EOCC)
A representative of the EOCC (tbc)
10:30
Questions and answers
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Feedback and evaluation session
12:30
End of the study tour
This meeting is being organised by
the People 2 People Programme (P2P), Civil Society Facility, DG Enlargement,
in the organisational framework of the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument - TAIEX
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149, B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-298 11 59, Fax: +32-2-296 76 94
Web sites: http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/
http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/services/services.htm
Leaflet: http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/P2P-Programme/P2PLeaflet_EN.pdf
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